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As you can probably tell, I love counted cross stitch! Like most stitchers, I have a huge collection of purchased patterns, but I take great delight in finding new free charts. I have started this blog as a "Pay It Forward" thank you to all the generous stitchers who have provided free cross stitch charts throughout the years, from all around the world. I enjoy designing simple charts as much as I like stitching, so I will post free charts I have designed here for all to access. I hope you will enjoy the charts as much as I have enjoyed designing them and as much as I have delighted in the charts others have done!

Saturday, January 5, 2008

I'm told that if you put goals in writing you are much more likely to accomplish them. I hope that is true because I'm more of an impulse person, doing things on a whim rather than in an organized manner. I'm hoping to get more done this year so I have signed up for three SALs, one exchange group and now a Pay It Forward Round from Carol's blog. I am new to this, but as I understand it, this is how it works: The first five of you that leave a comment here on this post requesting to participate will receive a handmade item from me. I will send it to you sometime this year. In return, you will have to post in your blog that you are taking five names and you will send a handmade item to each of them in return. I think it will be fun and will help keep me focused on completing projects throughout the year.

I should have some new charts up in a day or two. Between the devastating ice storm here in Oklahoma (my home phone is till not working!) followed by my son's winter break from school (which always means a trip to visit my parents out of state) things have been off schedule for several weeks. We go back to work and school starting Monday so things should settle back out and I will get back to posting charts a little more often.